LMA Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 My dd 7 will be in her first Nutcracker tomorrow night. She'll be in 5 shows. We are all excited for her. She is very excited. Any other Nutcracker moms/dads out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avila Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I have a 9yo soldier/waltz flower. This will be our third Nutcracker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 We have tickets to see the Nut Cracker in our town Saturday. Baby Girl is so excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfgivas Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 i am so tired i can hardly walk. dd #4 is a party girl and a Russian dd #3 is the mechanical doll, Marzipan and Snow i manage the older girls' dressing room and quick change room. it opened last Friday night. They love it. I love it. it is such a good thing. ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMA Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 DD is a party girl. I have to help set up concessions for a couple of the performances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweiss Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 DD2 is a party girl this year. This is probably the last year that we will get away with being in only one cast (we have Cast A and Cast B ) and only one role. So, I'm enjoying the fact that she is only in Act I and only in 2 of the four shows because I know it is only going to get crazier in the future. We have enough rehearsals, etc. as it is! Her performances are on Friday night and Saturday afternoon. She is also doing a performance for a local elementary school on Thursday. I absolutely love seeing her perform, but I have to admit that I will be so happy on Saturday night when all of this craziness is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 It's my 11th year as a Nutcracker mom (sure wish I could access the emoticons on my iPad!!) I started when ddNow17 was seven. Dd12 is a mouse in the battle scene and is dancing in Spanish-----she and another girl are sort of echoing/shadowing the main Spanish dancer. Dd and her friend learned yesterday that they will be moved en pointe starting in January :) Much excitement in our house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jg_puppy Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 My daughter switched dance studios this year. She is 12 and in the Nutcracker for the first time. She is a party girl and in Spanish. The shows are this weekend. I can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicianmom Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Dd7 was a mouse and an angel this year for her first Nutcracker. She got very tired of all the rehearsal, but loved performing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 My son is playing Fritz, a mouse and a peppermint boy. They had one performance weekend out of town right after Thanksgiving. This coming weekend they perform at their home theater. This is tech week. He is going to have 4 performances in three days. Right about now, I really hate Nutcracker. Ask me again next August and I will love it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltop Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 My dds were Chinese Tea in the Nutcracker this past weekend. They loved every minute of it, and were so darling. To all those with children performing in the days ahead ~ Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Not a nutcracker parent, but instead a parent who loves the Nutcracker! :D My dd is only 5 and she longs to be a "real ballerina" someday. I have secret hopes that she gets to perform in the Nutcracker at some point. I know she would love it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Dd will do 6 performances from Fri through Sun. She was asked to be cast in two more,but couldn't due to other commitments. She only has two small parts. She took a couple years off ballet and this is her first year back -- according to the casting rules she should not have been eligible. She's dancing bear in act 1. Dd thinks this is the greatest part--most of the other girls hate it because of the costume. She is in act 3 waltz, en pointe . Dd has had a good reception on her return o her studio. The owner/director has singled her out positively in class a few times. Next year, I expect the commitment to be way higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 My son did The Nutcracker for six years and loved it every time. He moved up the ranks from party child to a variety of other small roles (page in the second act, one of Fritz's friends, etc.). One year, he understudied Fritz and danced the role for a couple of matinees. He left the pre-professional school three years ago, and his only major regret is not being able to do The Nutcracker. This year, his dance studio has booked several performances around town, and he's in the "production number," which is danced to a medley of holiday showtunes. He's enjoying that, too, but it's not the same. I hope all of the Nutcracker kids have a great time! It's such a special experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyobu Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 It's our second nutcracker year. DD is in three performances. I'm sooo excited and yet sooo ready for it to be over! I can't figure out how to take care of usual Christmas duties (decorating, shopping, etc) along with running DD to rehearsals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasia Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 This is our fifth Nutcracker, but performances don't start for another week. This year, I have a Fritz/Mouse Commander and a Party Boy/Russian who's serving as the Nutcracker Prince's understudy. I'm thinking about sending sleeping bags with them to the studio. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 This is my daughter's first nutcracker. At her studio you need to be at least level 3 to be in it. They do a mini nutcracker. She is Chinese Tea! They perform 6 Mondays in November and December. So fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Our 5th Nutcracker this year. My oldest is in Waltz of the Flowers. My middle is a Polichinelle (sp?). I am in the program again for the second year as Mother Ginger because I'm the only person tall enough out all the moms and instructors to be able to wear the costume! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollie010 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 This is my 7 yo daughter's first year with two performances as a baby mouse. She rocked it at the stage rehearsal. I am so proud and she is just beaming. I am about to cry, though, because I am 39 weeks pregnant and having contractions. It's not looking like I will be able to make it to either performance. Someone please pass the tissue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyobu Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 This is my 7 yo daughter's first year with two performances as a baby mouse. She rocked it at the stage rehearsal. I am so proud and she is just beaming. I am about to cry, though, because I am 39 weeks pregnant and having contractions. It's not looking like I will be able to make it to either performance. Someone please pass the tissue. That's rough! I missed the spring recital last year because I had a four day old and was just not feeling good at all after the birth. DH really insisted it would be in my best interest to stay home. It about killed me, though! Nutcracker would have been a lot worse to miss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 This is DD's third Nutcracker, she is a tree angel. She was cast for 3 shows but they pulled another girl out (she missed rehearsal) so they asked DD to dance all 6 shows, she is beyond thrilled. My MIL just arrived and she's staying through next weekend (our Nutcracker weekend) so I will be able to leave DS home and I can stay in the dressing room for the rehearsals and do makeup/supervise for 3 shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmvaughan4 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I'm not a Nutcracker parent either, but I just found out that there is a free community performance this week and a special block reserved for homeschoolers. I reserved our seats this morning! I'm really excited to see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMA Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 My daughter had her first performance last night. I have to say she danced beautifully. Several people came up to her afterwards and said she looked so happy to be on stage dancing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliegmom Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Nutcracker almost seemed like tradition for us as our older two ballerias were a part of it for 9 years. I truly miss it! We currently live over seas, but will be in the states for Christmas. One of the first things we will enjoy will be going to a Nutcracker performance. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Does anyone have online video!? We'd love to see some young dancers. :hurray: I think I still have some sitting on my camera I could upload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Meh - double post. Not sure how that one happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 It's over! What an exhausting and thrilling weekend. Best wishes to those who have yet to enjoy their Nutcracker weekend. I feel like tomorrow should be a day off. But nope, it is back to school and back to the studio for class. I usually have insomnia, but I am hoping for a good night's sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I've been a Nutcracker mom for so many years, I've lost count. LOL I swear I can hum the entire score by heart. My dd is now a professional ballerina, and The Nutcracker, while the bane of every working dancer, is the bread and butter of every ballet company. Not only does the non-ballet going public attend performances, but all the friends and relatives of every little buffoon, party girl, angel and page shows up in droves, all adding to the box office coffers...which is why professional companies have children in the performance to begin with. So, she has been performing Nutcracker since Thanksgiving weekend, and will do so through New Year's Day. Luckily, I don't have to go anymore. Just kidding. Sort of. We'll attend one or two performances, but that's it. I've had enough Nutcracker to last me a thousand lifetimes. As with all company dancers...they perform almost every role throughout Nutcracker season. They know them all, so they might as well. It also helps alleviate the otherwise mind-numbing boredom with the production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 We've got 5 shows starting next Friday to get through. My 10 yr old was called back for Clara, but didnt get it. Instead, she is a party girl, gumdrop and Chinese corps. She's super excited and loves having three roles. This is her 5th season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 and we are DONE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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